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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110226031 | ROLLING MILL STAND AND RELATED ROLLING MILL FOR LONGITUDINALLY ROLLING ROD-SHAPED BODIES A rolling mill stand and related rolling mill for rolling rod-shaped bodies, even large in size, which meets the requirement of stiffness uniformity of the rolling mill stands in the transversal direction, all the hydraulic capsules being firmly fixed to the external st... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110113848 | METHODS FOR REDUCING RIDGE BUCKLES AND ANNEALING STICKERS IN COLD ROLLED STRIP AND RIDGE-FLATTENING SKIN PASS MILL A method for flattening steel strip by cold rolling the strip by passing it through at least two cold rolling mill stands each having work rolls. A first of the mill stands has work rolls having local rigidity K significantly different from a second mill stand, wherein ... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110005289 | INTERCHANGEABLE CARTRIDGE SYSTEM FOR A STRAIGHTENING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAID STRAIGHTENING MACHINE A straightening machine (1) having upper straightening rollers (5.1, 5.2, . . . ) and lower straightening rollers (6.1, 6.2, . . . ) is provided, with the straightening rollers being drivable via coupling elements (5.1′, 5.2′, . . . ; 6.1′,... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100319432 | Process for Producing a Profile from a Flat Metal Strip The invention relates to a method for the manufacture a profile with a cross-section of different thicknesses from a flat metal strip (7) by means of roll-profiling. In this process, a roller pair (2.1, 2.2) produces at least one first recess on at least o... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100031720 | Methods and apparatus for controlling texture of plates and sheets by tilt rolling Methods and apparatus for rolling metal sheet or plate are provided. The method comprises the step of feeding the metal plate or sheet into a rolling mill at an angle. The apparatus comprises a rolling mill having a tilted feed table, or an apron upon which a transfer t... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100035079 | HIGH-STRENGTH COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME A high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet having a tensile strength of 340 MPa or more, which can prevent galling, can be manufactured even if a large number of the steel sheets are continuously press-formed. This is because a surface texture thereof is con-trolled so tha... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20090282883 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR LEVELING STRIP A method of leveling metal strip having a thickness ≦1 mm has the steps of passing the strip in a travel direction through an upstream braking-roller set and a downstream tension-roller set and through a group of leveling rollers between the braking-roller set and the... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090266132 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF MULTIPLE GROOVED WIRE A plurality of rollers for producing longitudinal grooves in an elongated metal substrate, the plurality of rollers comprising a first set and a second set of rollers, the plurality of rollers having groove-forming fluted edges thereon. The plurality of rollers are alig... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090223269 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUSLY MANUFACTURING METAL SHEETS The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for continuously manufacturing metal sheets. The method includes: (a) providing a first metal coil having a first end and a second end; (b) continuously driving the first end of the first metal coil to move forw... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090100890 | Rolling Stand, Rolling Train, And Method For Rolling Metal Strip The invention concerns a rolling stand, a rolling train, and a method for rolling a stepped preprofiled metal strip. In order to guarantee that the metal strip is free of waviness in its longitudinal direction, even after individual thickness reduction of the steps, the... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20080302160 | Square Tube Forming Roll, Square Tube Forming Method, and Forming Device Roll forming a round tube to a square tube without applying excessive load to the raw tube scheduled portions to become corner portions and shoulder portions. This invention structures the curvature of the rotation axis direction of the forming roll surface in a way tha... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080202187 | Method for Straightening Hot Profiled Sections The invention relates to a method for leveling profiles (5). When the hot-rolled profiles are cooled off, they deform considerably. Therefore, the profiles are not leveled while they are hot but are first cooled off. The inventive method for the first time allows... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080184544 | HEMMING PROCESSING METHOD AND HEMMING PROCESSING APPARATUS A hemming processing apparatus (10a, 10b) is provided with a hemming roller (30), a roller moving apparatus (74), a movable mold (18), and a mold moving apparatus (72). The roller moving apparatus (74) moves... | 08/07/2008 |
| 20080156156 | Tooling assembly A tooling assembly 10 having a first set of blades which are formed from a first material and a second set of blades which are formed from a second material and which may be used to perform a cutting operation.... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080110228 | Apparatus And Method For Reducing The Section And Sizing Of Rolling Mill Products For Wire Rod An apparatus for reducing the section and sizing of rolling mill products for wire rod comprises a first finishing monoblock (10) made up of a plurality of rolling stands (G1-Gn) arranged in sequence suitable for forming a rolling line and a second monoblo... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20060143919 | Method for producing a structured metal sheet for exhaust-gas treatment devices and apparatus for producing the structured metal sheet A process for producing a structure in a smooth sheet-metal strip includes multiple process steps. In a first step, a first section of a smooth sheet-metal strip is fed to a first tool and a second section of the sheet-metal strip is fed to a second tool in a direction ... | 07/06/2006 |
| 20060053860 | Method and plant for rolling and subsequent reeling of metal strip in particular steel strip A method of rolling and then coiling metal strip (1) especially steel strip (1) on at least one rotatably driven and spreadable coiling mandrel (20), whereby the metal strip (1) is inspected in longitudinal segments for rolling anomalies, in ... | 03/16/2006 |
